The Domaine la Fourmone of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Domaine la Fourmone
The winery offers 26 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 497 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Domaine la Fourmone is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 26 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine la Fourmone wines

Looking for the best Domaine la Fourmone wines in Rhône méridional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine la Fourmone wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Domaine la Fourmone wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine la Fourmone

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine la Fourmone

How Domaine la Fourmone wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), lamb fillet with monbazillac or magret stuffed with foie gras.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine la Fourmone

On the nose the red wine of Domaine la Fourmone. often reveals types of flavors of spices, cherry or smoke and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or minerality. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine la Fourmone. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine la Fourmone

  • 2005With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.93/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine la Fourmone.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan
  • Cinsault

Discovering the wine region of Rhône méridional

Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.

However, the classic Côtes du Rhône wine is a blend of Fruity, medium-weight reds made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The Côtes du Rhône appellation was introduced in November 1937. Its purpose was to give a general title to good quality Rhone wines from the lesser known and less prestigious wine producing areas of the valley. Côtes du Rhône The landscape of the Côtes du Rhône.

The top white wines of Domaine la Fourmone

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine la Fourmone

How Domaine la Fourmone wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of the real vegetables stuffed in the provençal way, salmon pizza or melt-in-the-mouth omelette with tomatoes, asparagus and comté.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine la Fourmone

On the nose the white wine of Domaine la Fourmone. often reveals types of flavors of minerality, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine la Fourmone. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine la Fourmone

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine la Fourmone.

  • Grenache Blanc
  • Roussanne
  • Clairette
  • Rolle
  • Viognier
  • Marsanne

Discover the grape variety: Cinsault

Cinsaut noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and large grapes. Cinsaut noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

The top pink wines of Domaine la Fourmone

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine la Fourmone

How Domaine la Fourmone wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or spicy food such as recipes of tournedos rossini or chicken tajine with prunes.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Domaine la Fourmone

  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine la Fourmone.

  • Carignan

The word of the wine: Deposit

Solid particles that can naturally coat the bottom of a bottle of wine. It is rather a guarantee that the wine has not been mistreated: in fact, to avoid the natural deposit, rather violent processes of filtration or cold passage (- 7 or - 8 °C) are used in order to precipitate the tartar (the small white crystals that some people confuse with crystallized sugar: just taste to dissuade you from it)

The top sweet wines of Domaine la Fourmone

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Domaine la Fourmone

How Domaine la Fourmone wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of californian sushi (reverse maki) or king's cake with frangipane.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Domaine la Fourmone

On the nose the sweet wine of Domaine la Fourmone. often reveals types of flavors of tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Domaine la Fourmone

  • 2007With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Domaine la Fourmone.

  • Muscat of Alexandria

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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Discover the grape variety: Clairette

Clairette rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found on our tables! Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by medium to large bunches of grapes of medium size. Clairette rosé can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.